CFI Médialogue

Goals

To strengthen journalistic skills and encourage collaboration between journalists in Central Asia
100 K
19months
40Trained professionnals

A project

Supported by

Presentation

The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation on 24 February 2022 shook the media in the Central Asian countries close to Russia, in particular Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, as well as their capacity to express their own ideas and relay accurate and impartial information.

It was against this backdrop that the Médialogue project was launched by CFI with a view to analysing the media landscape of these four countries and understanding the mechanisms by which Russian propaganda tools find their way in. It also allows key players in the Central Asian media landscape to be identified and encouraged to network and to be made aware of fact-checking and investigation techniques to combat informational pressure.

Project beneficiaries

40 independent journalists

Project manager
Timothée DE MAILLARD

Actions

To improve networking between key media players in Central Asia

  • Organisation of a regional forum in June 2024 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to promote networking between journalists and civil society organisations.
  • Participation of a delegation of 20 journalists from Central Asia in the Paris International Forum in July 2023 to encourage them to network with their peers.
  • Studying and mapping of the media in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) with a view to identifying key players in the media sector, understanding the mechanisms used to disseminate information and evaluating needs.

To raise awareness among journalists of fact-checking and investigation techniques

  • Organisation of a regional forum in June 2024 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) to boost the skills of media players.
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